The Frankfurt Book Fair is just around the corner, and we’re excited to share EIBF's lineup of events and activities planned for this year. Don't miss out on what we have prepared for you!
EIBF Members Workshop – Vis-à-Vis: Understanding Each Other BA’s
On Thursday, 17 October, EIBF is organizing a workshop that aims to bring together booksellers’ associations’ representatives from our membership. This workshop, which will take place at 10:40 in the room Argument (3C West) at the Frankfurt Book Fair fairgrounds, will provide a unique opportunity for our members to meet and share insights about the best practices in their associations, their history, functioning, systems, initiatives, and more.
During an informal roundtable discussion, we will tackle the topics of membership management, relationships and communication with governments and institutions, or promoting diversity and representation in an association’s membership.
“The Booksellers of the Future: Ideas and Projects for European Training of Booksellers.”
On 17 October at 16:30, EIBF, together with the Italian Booksellers Association (ALI), is organizing a panel titled The Booksellers of the Future: Ideas and Projects for European Training of Booksellers. The panel will take place at the Italian collective stand in the Hall 5.0 (A22). It will be moderated by EIBF’s Policy Assistant, Lorenzo Dall’Ommo, and will include the following speakers: Aldo Addis (Italian Booksellers School), Luis Gonzalez (Fundacion Germán Sánchez Ruipérez), Caroline Meneghetti (L’Ecole de la Librairie) and Judith Hoffmann (Mediacampus).
The panel will focus on the topic of bookseller training and bookselling schools. What is taught in bookselling schools in different countries? And how can collaboration between different European bookselling schools be expanded? These and many more questions will explore how we can bring the book markets of different European realities even closer together through booksellers’ training.
RISE Bookselling Study on consumer trends, behaviours and needs
The new exciting RISE Bookselling Study on consumer trends, behaviours and needs will be unveiled at the Frankfurt Book Fair! Analysing consumers’ attitudes and habits concerning their reading and book-buying habits across 19 markets all over the globe, the study will be presented at the Frankfurt Studio on Wednesday, 16 October, at 12:00, by EIBF Director Julie Belgrado.
Whether you are a bookseller, journalist, policymaker, publisher, or simply passionate about books, mark your calendars, join the presentation and find out what motivates respondents to read and buy books, what are the preferred genres and book formats depending on the country market, and what are the readers’ expectations from bookshop services and bookstores.
“Long Live Literature, Long Live Europe! – The European Union Prize for Literature Turns 15”
Four nominees for the European Union Prize for Literature – Todor Todorov, Deniz Utlu, Tina Vrščaj and Gaea Schoeters – will participate in a panel discussion “Long Live Literature, Long Live Europe! - The European Union Prize for Literature Turns 15” on 16 October at 14:00 in the Frankfurt Pavilion. Join the panel discussion to learn more about the authors, their works, and the EUPL award! The conversation will explore how each book and story reflects its unique cultural background, while highlighting the shared connections that unite us all. After the panel, join us for a toast celebrating the 15th anniversary of the EUPL at the European Commission stand!
The EUPL anthologies can be found at the national stands of this year’s 13 Prize nominees. The 2024 edition of the anthology features excerpts from the nominated books in their original languages, along with English translations. The anthology is also available for download here.
We will also distribute the “European Stories from Ukraine” publication, available in bilingual editions (EN/UA, IT/UA, DE/UA). It will be available at both the Ukrainian stand and the European Commission’s stand.